060719 Alexander Skwar wrote: > Leonardo wrote: >> different versions of gcc and glibc can coexist in the same system >> and all other installed programs should have no problem >> if I choose the new gcc with gcc-config. > The problem is the gcc package not only delivers the gcc compiler package, > but also some libraries. Further, gcc 4.1.x compiled programs are > not quite compatible with gcc 3.x compiled programs - > when you compile a lib with 4.x and still have 3.x compiled pgms around. > You really should recompile everything > when you update to gcc 4.1.x from 3.x.
I upgraded to 4.1.1 a couple of weeks ago & haven't done a mass recompile & I have yet to run into any problem: yes, there's always tomorrow (grin). -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
